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Moon Halo and Mars
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Feb 28 04:01:01 2010 UTC
My daughter saw this full moon halo through the skylight while brushing
her teeth and thought I'd like to see it. That's Mars at upper right.
Photo taken about 10:30pm EST on 27 February, 2010 from Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania. The tree is a dawn redwood. 4 second exposure. ISO
200. Nikon Coolpix 4500. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Pre-Groundhog Day Sunset
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Wed Feb 3 22:34:01 2010 UTC
Driving home past the fields of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, we
observed this gorgeous sunset. My daughter took several pictures with my
iPhone, so she gets the copyright. I'm sure there are groundhogs in
those field. The local one supposedly didn't see his shadow on February
2nd, but we had over three inches of snow on February 2-3. Photo taken
5:30pm EST on 1 February, 2010. Copyright (c) 2010 Helen Hutchens,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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January Rainbow - 25 January 2010
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Feb 2 04:25:01 2010 UTC
We've had wacky weather. It was 62F yesterday. The rain was moving off
when I glanced out the window. There was this bit of bright rainbow. In
January. It disappeared within a few minutes. The warm weather is
fading, too. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania about 2:45pm EST on 25
January, 2010. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
By the way, yes, the forum seems to be broken. I'm not sure what's being
done about it. I've reported it as best I can.
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Orion and ISS - 22 January 2010
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sat Jan 23 00:06:01 2010 UTC
I grabbed the camera and family to catch a bright (-3.4) flyover of the
International Space Station. I should have noted that it would appear to
go past Orion. Drat; there are clouds. But I caught it anyway with
trees. It was about 6pm EST on Friday, 22 January 2010. This is an
8-second exposure. There are several extra "stars" because my camera has
many bad pixels. Check out Heavens-Above (http://www.heavens-above.com/)
for your opportunity to catch such moments. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth
Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Halo complex - 18 December 2009
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sat Dec 19 01:36:01 2009 UTC
We have a snowstorm coming in and had a spectacular natural halo complex
this afternoon. This picture was taken with my iPhone and shows a
circumzenithal arc, supralateral arc (very faintly), upper tangent arc,
and colorful 22-degree halo. The halo went around the sun to the
horizon. There were also sun dogs and a bright blue glow at about 60
degrees around the parhelic circle. I have movies to capture it all and
better pictures on my camera. But this was probably the peak of the CZA
colors. From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright (c) 2009 Beth
Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Halloween Rainbow
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Dec 7 12:21:01 2009 UTC
A rainbow with colorful fall foliage on October 31, 2009 in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2009 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sundog and parhelic circle - 17 January 2009
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jan 18 13:56:01 2009 UTC
It was cold (< 10F), but I saw this sundog and the parhelic circle
about noon 17 January 2009 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The
colors were rainbow rather than the usual sunrise/sunset sundogs. A
short time later, there was one on the other side, but my camera was
in the car at that point. When I got to the camera again, both were
gone. You can also see a bit of the 22-degree halo. Copyright (c) 2009
Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sunset companions - 31 December 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jan 1 20:29:01 2009 UTC
Venus and the Moon at upper left are joined by Mercury and Jupiter at
lower middle (below clouds low between the trees). About 5:45pm, 31
December 2008 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright (c) 2008
Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Planets and Moon - 1 December 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Dec 1 23:46:01 2008 UTC
The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter about 17:30 EST from Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Mystery arc - 11 November 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Nov 17 03:42:01 2008 UTC
This is a composite of two images with different exposure levels but
together they are what I was seeing in the sky. On the left is what I
believe is part of a superlateral arc. It had bright colors and was
concave. Maybe it was part of the 46-degree halo, but those are rare.
I tried various adjustments to enhance the left side, but wasn't
successful. 11 November 2008 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Upper Tangent Arc - 11 November 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Nov 17 03:21:01 2008 UTC
An upper tangent arc with a bit of a sun pillar on November 11, 2008
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu
.
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Glitter path on the grass
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Sep 14 01:57:01 2008 UTC
It was a damp morning, and I wasn't expecting bright sunlight to peek
through the clouds. I was delighted to see a glitter path on the
grass. Many of these blades of grass have sun reflections on their
tips. 11 September 2008 about 7:12 am EDT in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Ecliptic Meeting - 2008 June 8 with spacecraft
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Jun 9 02:34:01 2008 UTC
Mars, the Moon, Regulus, and Saturn are joined by the International
Space Station with connected space shuttle STS-124. From Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania about 9:32pm EDT, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Compare
to photo from last night - June 7. Copyright 2008 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu
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Ecliptic Meeting - 2008 June 7
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jun 8 11:56:01 2008 UTC
On Saturday night, the Moon passed Mars on the way toward Regulus and
Saturn tomorrow night. Maybe people with better cameras will get
better pictures. Copyright 2008 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Tall sun dog with halo
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri Feb 22 01:46:01 2008 UTC
This tall bright sun dog and halo combination faded quickly while I ran
into the house to grab the camera. It was impressive and brighter than
what this photo shows. About 5:30pm EST 21 February 2008 in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Lunar Eclipse in Leo
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Feb 21 05:15:01 2008 UTC
Saturn joins the moon in Leo during the total lunar eclipse 20 February
2008 over Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Lunar Eclipse - 20 February 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Feb 21 04:39:01 2008 UTC
Saturn and Regulus join the eclipsed moon that never became entirely red
throughout the total eclipse. 20 February 2008 in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Circumzenithal Arc - 13 January 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jan 13 20:28:01 2008 UTC
This circumzenithal arc existed for only a few minutes as cirrus clouds
pushed in with rain and maybe snow behind them. Photo taken about 2:40
pm EST, January 13, 2008 in Lancaster County, Pennslyvania. Copyright
2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Spacecraft and planets - 5 November 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Nov 5 20:07:01 2007 UTC
Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) had undocked from the International Space
Station less than 30 minutes before this photo, so they hadn't separated
noticeably in this 2 second exposure. They appeared to fly between
Saturn (upper right) and Venus and the Moon (below) as seen about 5:54
EST on 5 November 2007 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The thin
clouds added texture to the sky. Nikon 4500, 2 second exposure, ISO 200.
Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Comet Holmes with Cassiopeia and Perseus
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Oct 30 14:01:01 2007 UTC
Comet 17/P Holmes has changed the appearance of Perseus. This picture
shows the naked eye and low power evening view. The left panel shows
Cassiopeia and Perseus while the right one zooms in to the comet in
Perseus. The comet is the greenish "star" at the lower left of the
picture on the right. Photo taken in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 29
October 2007. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Saturn above Venus
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jul 1 02:02:01 2007 UTC
Saturn hangs just above Venus in a veil of thin clouds. 30 June 2007
about 9:35 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon Coolpix 4500,
1 sec, f 4.2, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Shuttle and Space Station pass the Moon
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jun 21 03:26:01 2007 UTC
Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117) trailed by the International Space Station
pass the overexposed Moon. An airplane joined the picture and my husband
said it would be cheating to erase it. Regulus is at lower right. 20
June 2007 about 22:56 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 8 sec, f 3.3, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Saturn, Moon, and Venus above Oak Tree
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Jun 19 15:51:01 2007 UTC
Saturn, the Moon, and Venus the next evening above an oak tree. I wanted
a matching dogwood picture, but the wind made the leaves too blurry. 18
June 2007 about 9:22 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.7, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and Moon caught in Dogwood Tree
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Jun 18 20:20:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon are caught in a dogwood tree in early twilight. I wanted
to catch the pastel colors before they faded. 17 June 2007 about 8:45 pm
EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40 degrees north). Nikon Coolpix
4500, 1/30 sec, f 2.6, ISO 100. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sun Pillars - 28 Feb and 01 March 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Mar 1 21:51:01 2007 UTC
Two days in a row I've had sun pillars at sunrise in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. The photo on the left is from 7:05am 28 Feb, 2007. The sun
was higher above the horizon and there was some iridescence in the
clouds. The photo on the right is from 6:46am 01 March. The pillar is
more of a fan. Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500, landscape mode, ISO 100.
Photos cropped in iPhoto and combined in Graphic Converter. Copyright
2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and moon - 19 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Feb 20 03:08:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon rearranged a day later. Note how the Moon has slipped
past Venus and now is above it. 19 February 2007 about 6:15 pm EST
(23:15 UT) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40 degrees north). Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 4.3, iso 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and moon - 18 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Feb 19 00:33:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon with Earth-shine after the clouds moved out of the way.
18 February 2007 about 6:30 pm EST in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40
degrees north). I hope to get another one tomorrow. Anyone else have
photos of this to compare? Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.2, iso 400.
Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and Mercury - 8 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Wed Feb 14 01:33:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Mercury as the sunset fades. 8 February 2007 about 6:13 pm EST
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.3, iso
400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Trio of Arcs - 3 December 2006
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Dec 3 22:31:01 2006 UTC
From top to bottom we see a circumzenithal arc, a Parry arc, and an
upper tangent arc. There were also sun dogs in this display. The arcs
would come and go in intensity but were best when I went for a walk
without my camera. From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 1pm with sun
about 26 degree altitude. Nikon Coolpix 4500 on automatic but exposure
bias -2. Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Tangent and Parry arcs - 3 December 2006
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Dec 3 22:12:01 2006 UTC
The upward curving arc is an upper tangent arc while the downward one is
a Parry arc. The accompanying picture also shows the circumzenithal arc.
The arcs would come and go in intensity but were best when I went for a
walk without my camera. From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 1pm with
sun about 26 degree altitude. Nikon Coolpix 4500 on automatic but
exposure bias -2. Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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